BlizzCon 2026 Kicks Off With StarCraft Return, Diablo V Teased, and Big Warcraft Push

BlizzCon 2026 opens with a flood of announcements: StarCraft returns in 2030 as an open‑world shooter; Diablo V is planned for Spring 2029 (with Diablo IV’s Season of Hell’s Legacy arriving Sept 15 and Amazon joining as the next class in early 2027); Overwatch marks 10 years with Season 5 upgrades, a new support hero Doctrine, major Sombra/Roadhog reworks, a new Watchpoint: Grimsvotn map, and a 2027 roadmap; Warcraft reveals Eclipse 12.2 and The Last Titan, plus a surprise new Warcraft III: Reforged campaign The Forsaken Kingdom and the World of Warcraft: Forever expansion launching Nov 4, 2026 (beta Sept 17); Hearthstone gets a revamped Journal, Reign of the Black Empire in Oct, a new Aberration minion type later, and the Monk class arriving in 2027; Heroes of the Storm adds Xal’atath on Sept 28; Netflix is developing a Diablo animated series; and the BlizzCon weekend features panels, live performances, and in‑game events, with a broad slate of releases and timelines to plan around.